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One reason Mendel chose pea plants for his experiment.

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Peas were an ideal choice for Mendel to use because they had easily observable traits there were 7 of which he could manipulate

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The main reason why Mendel used a pea plant rather than anything else was because a pea plant had observable traits that could be easily recognized. Seven, in particular, he could manipulate in his experiment. Finally, he would cross-pollinate the peas and study each trait that passed on from one pea to another.

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